The digital divide in rural South Asia: Survey evidence from Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka

Yan, Zhou; Singh, Nirvikar; Kaushik, P. D.

doi:10.1016/j.iimb.2010.12.002

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“…Moreover, 29 out of the 35 included studies deployed an online approach for recruiting study participants and collecting data. Moreover, South Asian countries have a profound digital divide [ 89 , 90 ]; therefore, people who do not use digital devices or services may not be able to participate in surveys that are administered through internet. Furthermore, rural and marginalized communities may have limited access to digital resources that may systematically exclude them from online participation [ 91 ].…”

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Prevalence of anxiety and depression in South Asia during COVID-19: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Hossain

Rahman

Trisha

et al. 2021

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Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted biopsychosocial health and wellbeing globally. Pre-pandemic studies suggest a high prevalence of common mental disorders, including anxiety and depression in South Asian countries, which may aggravate during this pandemic. This systematic meta-analytic review was conducted to estimate the pooled prevalence of anxiety and depression in South Asian countries during the COVID-19 pandemic. Method We systematically searched for cross-sectional studies on eight major bibliographic databases and additional sources up to October 12, 2020, that reported the prevalence of anxiety or depression in any of the eight South Asian countries. A random-effects model was used to calculate the pooled proportion of anxiety and depression. Results A total of 35 studies representing 41,402 participants were included in this review. The pooled prevalence of anxiety in 31 studies with a pooled sample of 28,877 was 41.3% (95% confidence interval [CI]: 34.7–48.1, I 2 = 99.18%). Moreover, the pooled prevalence of depression was 34.1% (95% CI: 28.9–39.4, I 2 = 99%) among 37,437 participants in 28 studies. Among the South Asian countries, India had a higher number of studies, whereas Bangladesh and Pakistan had a higher pooled prevalence of anxiety and depression. No studies were identified from Afghanistan, Bhutan, and Maldives. Studies in this review had high heterogeneity, high publication bias confirmed by Egger's test, and varying prevalence rates across sub-groups. Conclusion South Asian countries have high prevalence rates of anxiety and depression, suggesting a heavy psychosocial burden during this pandemic. Clinical and public mental health interventions should be prioritized alongside improving the social determinants of mental health in these countries. Lastly, a low number of studies with high heterogeneity requires further research exploring the psychosocial epidemiology during COVID-19, which may inform better mental health policymaking and practice in South Asia.

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Prevalence of anxiety and depression in South Asia during COVID-19: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Hossain

Rahman

Trisha

et al. 2021

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“…The literature on mobile phone adoption also identified income as a significant influencing factor (Quibria et al, 2003;Barrantes and Galperin, 2008;Zhou et al, 2011;Zanello, 2012;Deen-Swarray, 2016). Using a USA case study, Rice and Katz (2003) argued that there was not only an Internet digital divide but there was also a mobile phone digital divide.…”

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“…Some scholars have argued that the digital divide is not a technological problem but a social problem and the consequence of underlying social inequalities (Barrantes and Galperin, 2008;Fuchs, 2009). Evidence from South Asian countries, including Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, also suggests income is a significant influence in computer and Internet adoption (Zhou et al, 2011;Rehan and Ali, 2014). The same authors also identified education and access to one's own telephone as significant factors for computer and Internet adoption.…”

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Influence of socio-demographic factors on mobile phone adoption in rural Bangladesh: Policy implications

Alam

Mushtaq

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Access to information and communication technology (ICT) has been considered crucial to alleviate poverty and improve food security of rural households. The mobile phone is an ICT that is widely used by rural households in developing countries. This study examines the determinants of mobile phone adoption using survey data of vulnerable rural households in Bangladesh, a developing country; the study empirically assesses the income hypothesis of mobile phone adoption in particular. Four alternative specifications of the model are developed to test the stability and robustness of the estimates. The study finds rural households have heterogeneous access to ICT such as radio, TV, computer and the Internet except mobile phone. Our estimated Gini coefficient indicates high income inequality among the rural households. The model results suggest that household income positively influences mobile phone adoption. However, the impact is not statistically significant. Other factors such as respondents’ age, education and farm category are statistically significant influences on mobile phone adoption. An increasing use of mobile phones is likely to enhance the sharing of valuable information among rural households for the better management of their livelihoods and improved farming decisions.

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“…Nowadays, most children from developed world can easily get the access to the computer [4]. However, not all children from all comers of the world are fortunate to get the access to computer technology.…”

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Development of computer literacy courseware for rural children using Sarawak Borneo local dialects

Subri

Junaini

2012

2012 International Conference on Computer &Amp; Information Science (ICCIS)

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Abstract-In the last decade, computers have become important equipment especially for classroom teaching and help students to learn better. This paper reports the design and development of a courseware to introduce computer literacy for Sarawak rural children. We believe this is the first attempt to create a comprehensive courseware totally in Sarawak Malay dialect and Iban Language. The application is designed in Borneo's Sarawak Malay dialect and Bahasa Iban. The courseware contains eight learning modules with focus on the topics about basic computer knowledge. In the evaluation stage, we involved students and asked their comments about the courseware. The testing results revealed that using our courseware, the rural children are excited and satisfied to learn basic computer literacy.

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The digital divide in rural South Asia: Survey evidence from Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka

Cited by 34 publications

References 17 publications

Prevalence of anxiety and depression in South Asia during COVID-19: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Prevalence of anxiety and depression in South Asia during COVID-19: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Influence of socio-demographic factors on mobile phone adoption in rural Bangladesh: Policy implications

Development of computer literacy courseware for rural children using Sarawak Borneo local dialects

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